By court reporter Danny Tran

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Key points:
- Rossi claimed six vacant properties, worth a total of more than $2.6 million
- The property owners she scammed included a woman who had moved interstate to care for her sick son and a man living in South Africa who inherited a house from his father
- She will have to serve two years and four months in jail before becoming eligible for parole
She would then change the locks and take control of the properties.
Judge Martine Marich said her behaviour challenged the "very heart of property ownership".
"Your conduct involved planning and foresight.
The judge said Rossi's status as a senior police officer at the time of the offending was an aggravating factor.(Supplied) Scam targeted owners who were interstate or overseas
Her scam often followed a loose but distinctive pattern.
This house in Willaura, in western Victoria, was one of six properties Rossi claimed between 2016 and 2017.(Supplied) Rossi visited council in uniform to demand homeowner's name
Over time, Rossi's scam became more brazen.
Rossi then brazenly told the man that she had secured the house and was maintaining it for him.
The six properties Rossi claimed in the scam, including this house in Willaura, were conservatively valued at $2.6 million.(Supplied) She said Rossi had been experiencing a "mood disturbance" when she committed her crimes.
Rossi will have to serve two years and four months before she is eligible for parole.
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